To obtain maximum benefits from benchmarking, best practices, reengineering, TQM, and Six Sigma programs aimed at facilitating better strategy execution, managers need to
A. build core competencies in TQM, Six Sigma, benchmarking, best practices adoption, and business process reengineering.
B. have annual contests to see which part of the company is making the greatest strides in approaching operating excellence.
C. start with a clear idea of what specific outcomes really matter, such as a Six Sigma defect rate or superior customer satisfaction, and then build a total quality culture that is genuinely committed to achieving these outcomes.
D. strive for 100 percent control over the variability in how each and every value chain activity is performed.
E. have at least 50 percent of company personnel earn "green belts" in Six Sigma techniques.
Answer: C
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